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Dumbing down or sharpening up? The Church's abandonment of the King James Version
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Revd Colin Sedgwick urges a critical reconsideration of the place of the King James Bible within modern Christianity. Is its stylistic or literary merit upheld at the cost of accessibility or intelligibility? What are the alternatives?
Uploaded 17-10-11
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